Vintage Wu

  Selwin Bougard a.k.a.   El-Divine Amir Bey a.k.a. 4th Disciple is a hip-hop producer and engineer who was one of the founding members of Killarmy and one of the best-known Wu-Tang-affiliated producers. Original member of the Wu-Elements. Outside the Wu camp he have also worked with artists such as Sean Price, Tragedy Khadafi and Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks. Spotify  |  Wikipedia  |  Instagram  |  Discogs  |  WhoSampled Beatmix: Interviews:

  True Master (born Derek Harris) is an hip-hop producer affiliate with the Wu-Tang Clan. True Master has since the mid 90's produced music on different album releases from Wu-Tang Clan and and their solo projects.  He has also worked with artists such as KRS-One, Afu-Ra, Black Rob and Busta Rhymes. Spotify  | Wikipedia  | Instagram  | Website  |  Discogs  | WhoSampled Beatmix:   Interviews: True Master: One Of The Sharpest Masters Of The Art Of Beatmaking (Text)

    RZA Feat. Method Man & Cappadonna ' Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance ' . Produced by The RZA. (1996) The Lyrics  |  The Samples  |  Discogs 12" vinyl: Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance     Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance (Instrumental)     Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance (Video)  Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance / Daytona 500 (Live MTV)           The grand opening of the Wu Wear store in Staten Island This track was part of the soundtrack to the comedy film High School High . The release of the track was meant to be a marketing gimmick to promote the Wu-Tang Clan’s clothing line, Wu-Wear . High School High ' The Soundtrack ' (1996)                                     High School High (1996) Original Trailer

  RZA ' Tragedy '. Produced by True Master . (1997) The Lyrics | The Samples  | Discogs 12" vinyl: RZA 'Tragedy' RZA 'Tragedy' (Instrumental)            RZA 'Tragedy' (Video)  'Tragedy' appears on the Rhyme & Reason Original Soundtrack (1996) Rhyme & Reason Trailer (1997)

  Method Man ' The Riddler ' . Produced by The RZA. (1995) The Lyrics  |  The Samples  | Discogs 12" vinyl: CD-single: Method Man 'The Riddler'    Method Man 'The Riddler' (Instrumental)        Method Man 'The Riddler' (Hide-Out Mix)             Method Man 'The Riddler' (Video) Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Batman Forever . Batman Forever (1995) Trailer:

  Wu-Tang Clan ' America ' (featuring Killah Priest). Produced by The RZA. (1996) The Lyrics  | The Samples  | Discogs 12" vinyl: CD-single: Wu-Tang Clan 'America' (featuring Killah Priest)  Wu-Tang Clan 'America' (Instrumental)  Wu-Tang Clan 'America' (Live MTV 1996) ' America' is the 3rd track off the 1996 compilation hip-hop album  ' America Is Dying Slowly '  (an acronym for AIDS). On this track, the Wu-Tang members give a great insight on the reality of the AIDS epidemic going on in the 90's by giving different aspects of getting AIDS. This song and the album was recorded and released during the rise of AIDS in the 90's, with many contributions from other hip-hop artist such as Pete Rock, Lost Boyz, Mobb Deep, Goodie Mob, Common, De La Soul and many more.

Cappadonna " The Pillage " (1998) Epic/Razor Sharp Records. Spotify | YouTube |  The Samples | The Lyrics |  Discogs | Wikipedia   01. Slang Editorial 02. Pillage ( feat Killer Bamz ) 03. Run 04. Blood On Blood War 05. Supa Ninjaz (feat Method Man & U-God) 06. MCF 07. Splish Splash 08. Oh-Donna (feat Ghostface Killah) 09. Milk The Cow 10. South Of The Border 11. Check For A Nigga 12. Dart Throwing (feat Method Man & Raekwon) 13. Young Hearts (feat Blue Raspberry) 14. Everything Is Everything (feat  Rhyme Recca ) 15. Pump Your Fist (feat Killer Bamz & Tekitha ) 16. Black Boy (feat Tekitha) Album is produced by The Wu-Elements which is: The RZA, True Master , 4th Disciple , Allah Mathematics &  Goldfinghaz.  The Singles: The Videos: The Instrumentals: Pillage, Everything Is Everything

Ghostface Killah " Ironman " (1996) Epic/Razor Sharp Records. Spotify | YouTube | Lyrics |  Discogs | Wikipedia 01. Iron Maiden (featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna ) 02. Wildflower 03. The Faster Blade (featuring Raekwon) 04. 260 (featuring Raekwon) 05. Assassination Day (featuring Raekwon, Inspectah Deck & RZA ) 06. Poisonous Darts 07. Winter Warz (featuring Cappadonna, Masta Killa & U-God ) 08. Box In Hand (featuring Method Man ) 09. Fish  (featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) 10. Camay (featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) 11. Daytona 500 (featuring Raekwon & Cappadonna) 12. Motherless Child (featuring Raekwon) 13. Black Jesus (featuring Raekwon & U-God 14. After The Smoke Is Clear (featuring The Delfonics ) 15. All That I Got Is You (featuring Mary J. Blige ) 16. The Soul Controller (featuring Force MDs ) 17. Marvel All tracks produced by The RZA, except "Fish" which is produced by True Master .

This story original appeared in the May 2005 issue of  XXL Magazine . Spotify | YouTube  | The Lyrics | Discogs | Wikipedia Builders: Raekwon The Chef, a.k.a. Lex Diamonds RZA, a.k.a. Bobby Steels Ghostface Killer, a.k.a. Tony Starks Inspectah Deck, a.k.a. Rollie Fingers Masta Killa, a.k.a. Noodles GZA, a.k.a. Genius, a.k.a. Maximilian U-God, a.k.a. Golden Arms, a.k.a. Lucky Hands Cappadonna, a.k.a. Cappachino Blue Raspberry, guest vocalist Nas, guest rapper 1. “Striving for Perfection” Raekwon: When we sat down and did “Striving for Perfection,” we knew how important the intro to an album is. We were coming in as young, scrambling niggas. We had visions—goals and dreams. And when we was saying certain things, shit was relating to niggas’ lives for real. But at the end of the day, we was just trying to let it be known that, Yo, we gonna do this and we ain’t gonna stop. If we fall off, we fall off. But if we get on, this is only the beginnin